Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-05

Aank Ahnrea Tax case neelae4s
WAsHrxaroN, April &.--A decision was
rendered by tie Unieed States Srpreme
OaaFt ID an importsnt bank tax ca1e
entitled: "The Mercantile Bank Of The
city ef New York against she Mayor,
Aldermea and Commen AttoFnev 81 TIE
city Of New York and George w. Nc
Lean Recaiver Of Taxea" THIS is one
OF thirty i've suits bronxht by the
National banks Of New York against
shs muninipal authorities Of that city %
restrain the coliectien Of taxes ASSESSED
upon the shares Of stocks Of said banks.
he question raised By the case is
wsether or rot the system Of laws en-
forced in the State Of New York % 10
opposition 10 Section 52i9 Of the Revised
Statues Of the United States. which re-
Iquires thst the taxstion Of the shares
Of National banks shall net be 81 q
greater rate than ID ASSESSED upon other
mcneyed capital in the hands Of tDdi-
viduais Of said state. THIS couFt an
swers that question In the Begattve ana
affirms the decree Of the court eeiow IN
favor Of the state. This e very I'm
pogtant decision 20 the State Of New
York a. taxes 10 the amount Of more
than &200000o are involved and the
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amoBnts af par value 10 more than &eos-
o0o000. A similar decision vas render
ed in the ease Of the National New York
Banking Company sgainst the Mayor
and Common Council Of the city OF
Newark.
Important Arrests.
SAN FRANsrsco, April Ain accord
anee With the indictments fennd by tbs
United States Grand Jury. on Saturday,
for conspiracy and perjury IN connes-
ton with alleged fraudulent land sar-
veys, the following arrests we're made
today: John A. Benson. state Surveyor,
General RaicheFt, James Il. Glover and
W. K. Slack. Bond were given In the
cases Of Messrs. Reichert and Benson
and they we're released. Later IN tne
| day Duncan MeNes and W. +. Reilly
were arrested, and MeNes and Glover
were released GA giving bonds The
total number Of indictments found By
the Grand Jury vas Il. The number
Of charges against those thus far ar
rested aggregate %. Farther arrests are
therefore stili expected.
Torpedaoes In New Jersey.
PArKRsox On. J.). April A loud az
plosioR, almost Immediately followed
bv another, last night created panic.
Some misefeaRt had placed torpsdoes
on the car tracks and they had exploded
under the passing ears. Fortunately the
iorse Of the explosion vas expended on
the iron trucks Of the car, which were
badly shattered, but nobody was hurt.
Efforts 70 find the author OF the outrage
ware unavailinQ. This is the third at
tempt made recently TO blow up the
street cars.
Catholic Circles AGiiaaed.
ST. LOUIS, April AA-Oathslic circles
are aQitated here over the recent action
Of Archbishop Kenyssk IN oastinR Fa-
thar O'Leary from the diocese. Ever
since the strike on the Gould system
year age Father 0Lsary and the Arch
bishop have nokQosten along veil, ,eiihsT |
owing 20 the difference Of opinion or 10 |
the policy that should be pursued TO- |
wards the knights Of Labor, and the |
priest has been threatened with re-
moval. Recently O'LeaFy applied for q |
letter of recommendation 10 be used |
during a Temporary absence. Instead
he vas given an exeat. In feeling OF |
danger be said: "Your Grace, that ia |
mot worth the paper Il is written upon."
"If IL is moi" the Archbishop replied, |
sit will serve as an inirodustion TO an |
exeat.n Never before in the West, Il IL |
said, has a priest defied the authority of |
bis superior. and the clergy are IN Q |
state of excitement over the matter, for |
Father O'Leary asserts that be will |
ignore the exeat, as the Arch |
bishop 10 guilty Of grave /
ceuonicaI blunder In giving Il. |
he says that the Archbishop has
no authority TO issue an exeat. 81 have
been made the victim Of conspiracy"
said Father 0'Lsary. ION account OF
nav opposition TO the AFchbishop's policy /
with The Knights Of Labor during the
Gould strike. This exeat II enforced will /
ralieve me from further duties In the /
church." Father O'Leary has been
uFiest for Il years, and IL great church /
builder. having crested ave churches IN /
this state. That the Arch Bishop viii |
assert his authority there Is said to be
no doubt and the outcome is looked for |
with great interest and concern.
Judge COoley's Successor.
CHrcAoO, April 4.-Judge Gresham, In |
the Wnited States Circuit Court today, |
appointed John McNulta. Of BloomiDR-
ton, ILL.,, TO be Receiver Of the Wabash
Railway lines east OF tue Mississippi |
river. to succeed Jadge Cooley, appoint
ed on the Interstate Commerce Com
Chicago Carpenters.
A thousand carpenters are on Q strike |
today for eight hours and 35 cente an
hoaF. About ninety ont Of the three |
hundred contractors have aooeded 70 the
demands Of the union.
Cincinnati Carpenters.
CmcrrATT, April l.--Nearly eleven |
hundred carpenters vent out on q strike |
today for nine hours, $3.50 day and
eight houra on Saturday. II is said that
the laat demand is the one the employ |
ere refuse 10 yield 10.
Grape Brandy warehsuse In New YORK
WAssxaros, April 4.-The oommis-
sioner of Internal Reveana IL consider
inc the proposition for the establish
ment Of 4 special bondad warehouse fer
grape brandy In New York 70 meet the
conveuiepoe Of the trade. The applssa-
tion is made by Oalifornia maHufastur-
ers Who represent that their baslness u
inereasine rapidly throughout tie east
and that Il would be greatly facllitated
IN thew we're allowed 10 store thetr goods
In large auantitiee-eAy I.UuO pArfets-
h bond in Nez York. Comnissiones
Miller is disposed 10 graat the spplica-
tiop. provided it is shown that tae ousi-
pess 10 the east is nearly as extensive as
represented.
To Prevent FerEery.
PHrfABKI.PH1A, April l.-With . ylsv
10 oeeekino the facility With which
forged notes may be imposed upon
hanks. a. 10 the recent ease Of James
Huutsr. the Philadsiphis eiearinG bouse
associatiou Of banks today adopted tbs
folloufnR:
Re.oIsed. By the Association Of Banks
In Inc eisy Of Philadelphia thst 90 so0n
~ uYacticabIe accounting paper for Gus
teuners, or ether notices sf maturity OF
such papers. shall be sent 70 the maker
ar rsakers thereof. whether payable af
9 hank or eievhere-
san Francfseo Growing.
wtsHxoroS. Aprii The Commits
sioner of the General Land Odise today
Forwarded 30 the 6urvsyog General foE
California . patent dated March Is.
1871. for an addition 20 the city Of san
| pxnnnSan, usfdRF the special act Of Con